Eurovision 2017

(13-05-2017 23:40 )BgLugs Wrote:  

(13-05-2017 23:34 )terence Wrote:  fuckin europe hate the uk! lol.

Must be why 19 of the European countries gave us votes

if beyonce got on stage for the uk, she'd come about 12th. it's one big popularity contest, music is secondary. if it wasn't the uk would've won.

Plenty of gimmicks... I thought I was watching a Babestation night show.

Lucy's song was a good song, that's a respectable finish considering our woeful performances in past contests. Good system of popular votes at the end of the jury votes, made it more interesting.

Overall, there were lots of crazy things as usual - the arguments over which countries should be allowed in, the boos in the arena over the political 12 point votes from Greece to Cyprus, that's all part of the maddening proceedings. Plus others have said there were plenty of fit birds to perv over.

The whole thing's absolutely daft, we all know that, it has been for years. As long as we don't take it seriously and just enjoy it for what it is - a celebration of absolute madness and moderately awful but somehow weirdly entertaining shite, we shouldn't go too far wrong.

In the words of Catherine Tates Nan character

" What a load of old shit"

or as paul calf would say-"bag o'shite"

(13-05-2017 23:16 )SecretAgent Wrote:  I can't believe some people still think EU membership has anything to do with Eurovision. Which part of the EU do you think Israel is in then?

I did point out earlier in the thread that 18 of this year's entrants were not EU countries, but the fact that Eurovision is nothing to do with the EU seems a hard point for some to grasp.

Admittedly, it seemed so poor that I did a lot of fast-forwarding, so may have missed something vaguely interesting, but the only song to rise above the general mediocrity, IMO, was the Belgian entry - at least it had a pleasant hook.
(Having said that, it was actually a poor second to the Charpentier )

Where's Lordi when you need them?!

Also, the babe count (quality?) seemed rather lower than normal, too.

And how the fuck did SPOILER win???

It's something of a shock that Portugal won, if only because their record in Eurovision is one of the worst. In the 14 years since semi-finals were introduced this is only the 4th time they have even reached the final.

I suppose we can thank our lucky stars that it is only once a year!!

(14-05-2017 03:17 )archibald cockfoster Wrote:  It's something of a shock that Portugal won, if only because their record in Eurovision is one of the worst. In the 14 years since semi-finals were introduced this is only the 4th time they have even reached the final.

I wonder how many of us would have expected Ronaldo to walk on and accept the winner's trophy John Terry Style?
Well Lisbon it is for 2018

no fucking busty Polish milkmaids to enjoy